Cattle-stall.



W. LOUDEN.

CATTLE STALL..

APPLICATION FILED IuLY 31.1913.

L26826 Patented Aug. 7, 1917.

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Y CATTLE sTALL. APPLICATION FILED JULY 3l I9I3.

Patented Aug. 7, 1917.

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WILLIAM LOUDEN, OF FAIRFIELD, IOWA.

CATTLE-STALL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 7, 191W.

Application filed July 31, 1913. Serial No. 782,274.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM LOUDEN, residing at Fairfield, in the countyof Jefferson and State of Iowa, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Cattle- Stalls, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to cattle stalls wherein provision is made to alinethe cattle forward or back in the stall to correspond with their lengthand the location of the gutter so that the stall Hoor may be more easilykept clean, and it consists of the features hereafter set forth and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figurel is .a perspective of three sections of stalls embodying the featuresof my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing two sections of stalls intwo different alinements.` Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3 3 ofFig. l. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section on line it of Fig. 3.Fig. 5 is a detail view.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a top rail supported by stallposts E which are braced by stall partitions C, all of which constitutea stall frame Vin the usual manner. Adjustable bars D arranged in pairsare secured to the stall posts by clamps E, and form additional parts ofthe stall frame.

. The ends of these bars are bent at right angles to their bodies whichare vertically disposedY while the ends assume a horizontal position. Atthe point where the vertical and horizontal portions join above and beilow, horizontally disposed mem'bers F are connected by castings G thusconnecting' a pair of the bars D together above and below and formingthe alining portions of the frame for each individual stall locatedbetween the posts B.

An enlarged detached view of the casting G is shown by Fig. 5, by whichit will be seen that this casting consists of a tubular end to embracethe end of the horizontal member F and two brackets g extended at anangle to each other to attach to the vertical and horizontal portions ofthe bars D. The stanchions S to hold the cattle are attached at theirupper and lower ends to the upper and lower members F, preferably nearthe centers, and the frame may be provided with guide pieces I which arepreferably made tubular and are attached to the horizontal members F byclamps z' which are preferably adjustable thereon.

The mangers represented by I-I are formed of sheet metal sides, ends andbottoms, and the inner ends of their sides are hinged at their uppercorners to the adjustable bars D by hinge castings J. These castings arearched in the middle and their ends are made to fit the bars D and aresecured thereto by clip bolts Z). It is preferable that the mangersections should be substantially rectangular; that they should havebraces M and that their bottoms should extend up close to the lowerhorizontal members F. Hooks N may also be mounted on the members F tocatch `and hold the mangers in elcvated position.

Cow stalls are generally provided with gutters 0 to receive thedroppings from cows and thus keep the stall floors clean. To accomplishthis result satisfactorily, the cows should be alined well on thegutter, but with cows of different lengths it is necessary that thedistance between the manger and the gutter shall correspond with thelength of the cow. To accomplish this result is the principal object ofthis invention, .and it is accomplished in the following manner:

When the distance between the manger and the gutter does not correspondwith the length of the cow, the bolts holding the clamps E are loosenedand the horizontal ends of the bars D are slid in the loosened clampseither backward or forward until the proper dista-nce between themanager and the gutter is secured, and then the bolts are tightened tohold the bars D in the proper position. The mangers being connected tothe bars D and the stanchions S being connected to the horizontalmembers F which are also connected to the bars I), the whole will beadjusted back or forward as desired.

The adjusting backward and forward of the stanchion alone is notsufficient, because the cow will always try to aline herself on themanger which contains her feed, and when the stanchion alone is adjustedshe will either step backward until her head is against the stanchion orforward until her shoulders come in contact with the stanchion, and ineither case, her alinement on the gutter will not be obtained. With myinvention, in alining the stanchion and manger together, a perfectalinement of the cow on the gutter will be secured.

It is not 'necessary to loosen all the bolts holding the clamps E inmaking adjustments. As shown in F ig. 4 the casting E clamping the bar Dis tightened on the upper edge only, while the lower edge is made wideso it will not come in contact with the bar D. Hence the lower bolts donot have to be loosened but can remain tightly clamped to hold theclamps E securely on the posts B in their proper positions while thebars D will be loosened and tightened by loosening and tightening theupper bolts only.

In Fig. l one side of the clamp E represented by E is plain and is notprovided with a recess to admit the bar D. This is used at the end of arow of stalls where there is no adjoining stall to require a bar D. Incentral sections with stalls on both sides of the post B, castings likethat shown by E are used on both sides.

What I claim is:

l. In cattle stalls having a series of vertically disposed stall postssuitably supported, vertically disposed bars having their ends bent atapproximately right angles lto their bodies, said ends being adjustablysecured to said posts, and a manger secured to said bars and adjustabletherewith.

2. In cattle stalls having a series of vertically disposed stall postssuitably supported, vertically disposed bars having their ends bent atapproximately right angles to their bodies, said ends being adjustablysecured to said posts, upper and lower horizontally disposed memberssecured to the upper and lower ends of said bars near the junction oftheir vertical and horizontal portions, and cattle holding means securedto said horizontal members.

3. In cattle stalls having a series of vertically disposed stall postssuitably supported, vertically disposed bars having their ends bent atapproximately right angles to their bodies, said ends being adjustablysecured to said posts, horizontally disposed tubular members secured bycastings tubular on one end and having brackets on the other endattached to the upper and lower ends of said bars and stanchions securedto said horizontal members.

ll. In cattle stalls having a series of vertically disposed stall postssuitably supported, vertically disposed bars having their ends bent atapproximately right angles to their bodies, adjustably secured to saidposts, a manger hinged to said bars and cattle tying means securedthereto.

5. In cattle stalls having a series of vertically disposed stall postssuitably supported, vertically disposed bars having their ends bent atapproximately right angles to their bodies, adjustably secured to saidposts, a manger hinged to the central portions of said bars,horizontally disposed members connected to the upper and lower ends ofthe bars and stanchions secured to said horizontal members.

6. In cattle stalls having a series of vertically disposed stall postssuitably supported, vertically disposed bars having their ends bent atapproximately right angles to their bodies, said ends being secured tosaid posts by clamps having recesses to receive the ends of the bars,one edge of the recess being wide so it will not bear on the bars whilethe other is adapted to be tightened on the bars and loosened therefrom,and cattle tying` means secured to said bars.

7. In cattle stalls having a series of vertically disposed stall postssuitably supported, vertically disposed bars having their ends bent atapproximately right angles to their bodies, said ends being adjustablysecured to said posts, horizontally disposed members reaching from oneside of the stall to the other, and secured to the upper and lower endsof said bars, a stanchion secured to the central portion of cach of saidmembers and a vertically disposed guide bar adjustably secured to eachmember at each side of the stanchion. Y

8. A cattle stall comprising posts, a framework, and adjustableconnecting means between the posts and the framework, wh`ereby saidframework may be adjusted horizontally relative to the posts, and amanger hinged to and carried by said adjustable framework. Y

9. An animal stall comprising posts, a frame, adjustable connectingmeans between the posts and the framework whereby said framework may beadjusted horizontally relative to the posts, said frame comprisingadjustable bars and horizontal members, a. manger hinged to theadjustable bars, the lower horizontal member forming a stop thereforwhen the manger is in its `lowered position, and a stanchion supportedby the horizontal members.

j VILLIAM LOUDEN.

Witnesses:

CARRIE L. BEEDLE, RUTH E. LARsoN..

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